Wow, New Zealand too! Except our extra day was Friday, and we live in the future, so back to work already.
Was it New Zealand day?
Nah, this is a relatively new public holiday that we've only been observing since 2022. It's called Matariki. Here's the summary:
Historically, Matariki was usually celebrated for a period of days during the last quarter of the moon of the lunar month Pipiri (around June). The ceremony involved viewing the individual stars for forecasts of the year to come, mourning the deceased of the past year, and making an offering of food to replenish the stars. Some Māori use the rise of Puanga (Rigel) or other stars to mark the new year.
Celebration of Matariki declined during the 20th century, but beginning in the early 1990s it underwent a revival. Matariki was first celebrated as an official public holiday in New Zealand on 24 June 2022.
It was originally proposed to replace our Queen's Birthday public holiday, but in the end we got both.
That's a really cool one kiwi bro!
I would happily work 4 10 hour days to get a third day off.
I did that once and it killed me. I could never keep that up on a regular basis.
Might depend on what you do.
I've been doing it for about two years now and I think it's pretty incredible. Consistently having a third day off can do wonders; commute only 4 times a week, your third day off is a weekday so basically always have a great day to go shopping, appointments, etc while everyone else is at work. I don't think I could ever go back to 5 8's. The only thing better would be 4 8's
I work 12s, alternating 3 and 4 days per week. It's hard to get anything else done during the workweek but the weekends are amazing
I currently do a 4 9 hour day and Friday is a half day. I enjoy getting home before noon on Friday.
No deal peasant. Best I can do is 5 12 hour days.
Oh no, I love Blinding Lights!
😭
He's willing to die for you
Me, a Gen-X'r in tech since the mid-90s.
I work weekends. My “weekend” starts tomorrow!
And after all the work I did for it, it's gone just like that.
This hits so hard rn. Woke up and immediately started puking everywhere. Called off work and went to go get light food and locked myself out of the house. Currently sitting in the shade wait for my mom to show up with the spare key. Fml
Jokes on you, I work Friday to Monday, so my weekend starts tonight.
Oh Canada 🇨🇦 Three day weekend!
Wow, New Zealand too! Except our extra day was Friday, and we live in the future, so back to work already.
Was it New Zealand day?
Nah, this is a relatively new public holiday that we've only been observing since 2022. It's called Matariki. Here's the summary:
It was originally proposed to replace our Queen's Birthday public holiday, but in the end we got both.
That's a really cool one kiwi bro!
I would happily work 4 10 hour days to get a third day off.
I did that once and it killed me. I could never keep that up on a regular basis.
Might depend on what you do.
I've been doing it for about two years now and I think it's pretty incredible. Consistently having a third day off can do wonders; commute only 4 times a week, your third day off is a weekday so basically always have a great day to go shopping, appointments, etc while everyone else is at work. I don't think I could ever go back to 5 8's. The only thing better would be 4 8's
I work 12s, alternating 3 and 4 days per week. It's hard to get anything else done during the workweek but the weekends are amazing
I currently do a 4 9 hour day and Friday is a half day. I enjoy getting home before noon on Friday.
No deal peasant. Best I can do is 5 12 hour days.
Oh no, I love Blinding Lights! 😭
He's willing to die for you
Me, a Gen-X'r in tech since the mid-90s.
I work weekends. My “weekend” starts tomorrow!
And after all the work I did for it, it's gone just like that.
This hits so hard rn. Woke up and immediately started puking everywhere. Called off work and went to go get light food and locked myself out of the house. Currently sitting in the shade wait for my mom to show up with the spare key. Fml
Jokes on you, I work Friday to Monday, so my weekend starts tonight.